Welcome to ISP's sponsorship opportunities ISP's mission: Provide free training, classes, workshops, lectures for students, seniors, mental health professionals, police, government leaders and the general public on suicide awareness, its prevention and family support for those that have lost a loved one to a suicide.  With a 1.5 million dollar annual budget, ISP puts over 90% of all donations towards funding its mission, and less than 10% goes to administration.

When making a donation to ISP please indicate if you would like to participate in one of the following our sponsorship programs.

"This sign is 4U" campaign Current sponsors: Outdoor Promotions, Executive Painting, LLC.	ABC's "Good Morning America" and "20/20" featured on July 13, 2007. Messages such as “Never Give Up!” and “Happiness is a Choice!” could be the only thing standing between a choice for someone to end their life or to live that day. ISP is placing small and large signs in and around our country with the help of volunteers at bus stops, intersections and highways where thousands of daily commuters will see them.
18" X 24" signs are purchased in quantities of 50.  Sponsors pay $10.00 for each sign.   $8.00 of each sign goes directly to the mission of ISP.	Bus Stop signs / up for four weeks at a time.  Sponsoring a Bus Stop signage is $500.00 each.   $250.00 of each sign purchased goes directly to the mission of ISP
Company vehicle sponsor needed A SUV, mini van or wagon. Sponsor needed for: (Vehicle, gas, insurance & vinyl siding) Past sponsor: Saturn of Henderson, DB Signs & Banners.	To be used as an official vehicle of ISP.  a.       This vehicle will be used for transporting individuals that have suffered the loss of a loved one to a suicide to temporary housing and to counseling. b.       This vehicle allows exposure.  We are in the community doing our work every day, across the valley, and we want the community to know it.  We want the community to know that we are there for them, when they need us the most.  In addition to our presence, we want the public to know that businesses, foundations and large contributors are supporting our organizations effort to make a difference and that we care about the needs of the community. c.   Unfortunately, traffic is now a permanent part of our community and this vehicle will act as a positive message mobile billboard where ever we are seen.  With the facts about suicide and solutions on the sides and back of the vehicle.  At the same time, we will be bringing facts to those that may never otherwise learn them.
Materials for classes $25,000.00 per year needed. Sponsors: We can accept in-kind gifts; free or reduced printing costs. Or, cash donations of any amount are all ways welcome.	Books, pamphlets, brochures and worksheets. Each year we teach, train and conduct lectures to thousands.  Education is the first step to reducing the current rate of suicide.
Documentary film on Suicide Sponsors and donations needed: Please call for more information 702-743-4340	An international project raising the awareness of suicide, and its prevention.  Suicides occur in every country totaling over one million every year.
Golf Tournament - (TBD) 2008	Proceeds will go to benefit ISP's mission
World Suicide Prevention Day Concert - September 10, 2007 at the Henderson Pavilion, in Henderson, NV. “World Suicide Prevention Day Concert” Benefiting International Suicide Prevention September 10, 2007 – 7 PM at the Henderson Pavilion Act – 1 Flavaz – Hip Hop female vocal group, The brain-child of award winning super-producer Michael Campbell. Whose gold & platinum record credits in all forms of music are extensive.  Act – 2 Pickadillos, “mutant bluegrass that rocks.”   Act – 3 Mariyah Burton – “Riyah”, A teenage songstress from the PAX television show "Americas Most Talented Kids." With so many awards that there is not enough room to list them all here.   Act – 4 Tricia Greenwood, Bay Area Performing Songwriter Tricia Greenwood received the honor of being named Finalist, by the Song of the Year and VH1 in September 2005 for her song "In Heaven 9/11" Act – 5 Full Throttle, with some hip hop sounds of today.  Act – 6 Enriee Cosse, Jimmy Primma, Nola, with more great NAWLINS music. Authentic New Orleans blues band displaced by hurricane “Karina.”  2007 concert was brought to you in part by: Indianapolis Colts (Super Bowl Champions 2007), Archie Mcrimmon, JR., CPA, LTD., Executive Painting, LLC., Holiday Inn Express, WIT-services, Essential Therapeutic Massage, Author Peter Harmyk, Cox Communications, “The Amie Jo Show”, and Lotus Broadcasting.	Proceeds will go to benefit ISP's mission. Awareness, Prevention & Support!
World Suicide Prevention Week - 2006 Sponsorships needed: $500.00 per day, 7 days total, in-kind gifts for drawings, and food. Sponsors for 2006 WSPW: Saturn of Henderson, Weiss & Weiss attorney at law, JP Enterprises, Holiday Inn Express, The Refinery, U.N.L.V., The Fatali Gallery, Sundance Builders, Greg Bruce CPA. At U.N.L.V. Huge free barbeque	Held in and around the Las Vegas valley area to raise awareness in the community about suicide and its prevention. Weeks activities include:  Celebrities  Free food  Educational materials (Free)  Free drawings for gifts
Annual Holiday Black Tie Charity Dinner ISP Black Tie Charity Dinner 2007 Traditionally, tickets are given away in radio promotions to the general public. Sponsorship: Ticket purchase $500.00 per seat and $5,000.00 per table., in-kind gifts for the silent auction. Sponsors for 2006: Nevada Power, Bentar, Sundance Builders, Embarq, Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, Olympic Gardens, "The Amie Jo Show", Lotus Broadcasting and Great American Cookies.	Our annual Holiday Black Tie Charity Dinner held in December at the Stratosphere Hotel & Casino. Features:  Held in the banquet room on the 104th floor  Dinner presented by Top of the World restaurant  Gifts & Entertainment  A silent auction      2006 special guest Amie Jo from the "Amie Jo Show"

What are we trying to accomplish through our organization? 

Communities are like large families in the sense that in order to have a healthy family we need open and honest communication.  Over time it is easy to not communicate and assume that others are aware of our wants and needs.  This creates isolationism that builds resentments and false beliefs about one another and the gap between its members just continues to increase.  When this happens in a family, sometimes the only solution is to bring in a mediator, to start reestablishing family relations and begin the process of healing. 

Las Vegas, as a family, is suffering from not only having poor communication skills between its members, but it is also what would be considered a broken family.  Suicide is just a side effect of a much bigger problem that needs to be addressed, which is a lack of coalescence.  However, by talking about suicide awareness and its prevention and through family support in our community, we are able to do what most organizations have not. Furthermore, we are able to chip away at the barriers by talking about the basic living skills and the need we have to share with each other.  Unfortunately, some members of our family must die before others realize the need we have for each other.  And when this happens, we will be there. 

Most psychologists will agree that education is not a one time process and that constant reinforcement is needed to affectively create change in our society.  We have in place mechanisms, community building events that are fun and enjoyable designed to raise the public’s awareness about suicide while encouraging the community to participate by funding, physical support, and volunteerism.

How will an investment in our idea foster the following? 

1. People becoming more engaged and involved.

Public persona at lectures and schools, universities, community colleges, community centers & mass media interviews, encourage interaction with community utilizing the web site and the hotline for follow ups. 

2. People building stronger relationships.

So many people have this SECRET in common-- it is almost a Scarlet Letter for survivors.  Acting much like the AA 12 step program core that dispels BAD in favor of SICK, ISP acts as a locus for identification, and healing by bringing the problem to the light of public awareness. In doing so, the awareness brings about bonding and with bonding comes stronger relationships. 

3. People investing in one another.

Fundraising is based on awareness and ISP brings this dark secret into the light of the community and allows crosspollination of ideas and resources for those who consider life ending and those who are affected by suicide. Critical mass is achieved by directing energy and resources into a single effort, ISP allows for both prevention as well as recovery through the common experience of interested parties. 

4. People reaching across their own boundaries and interests.

Here the ISP acts to IDENTIFY a hidden boundary--life ending acts and those who are affected. Unlike maladies that require long-term medical treatments and research, life ending acts may come about almost instantly without awareness of the signs that precipitate it. Those who are survivors have no common entity wherein to express and to develop prevention and recovery therapies. ESPECIALLY of importance is the fact that this one human action (suicide) crosses all borders of religion, race, creed, and nationality--it is truly a universal phenomenon albeit affiliated with depression.

We encourage people to cross their own boundaries by holding events with activities of interest to the general public, such as free barbeques, petitions for a new Nevada license plate, holiday community dinners, gulf tournaments, concerts, campaigns and volunteerism.  These events allow people to relate with others on common ground wherein as one becomes open to new ideas and concepts-open to learning from on another.

5. People growing a shared sense of responsibility and interests.

Without a doubt bringing the Awareness of ISP and the Universal condition to the forefront of modern social discourse is a responsibility of enlightened society. But as most effective areas of social change, ISP needs to begin with grassroots public relations and GROW its community of supporters. The Internet, TV, Radio and Documentary film are planned as methods of reaching the GLOBAL ISP community and allowing INTERACTION--from interaction grows interest -- from interest comes awareness followed by self determined responsibility.

We have future plans for a documentary film, national campaigns, etc. that will be presented by ISP through other funding sources and organizations.

What have we learned? 

We have learned that no other organization has impacted those that it has addressed more than ours when concerning suicide awareness, its prevention and family support.  We have numerous letters of appreciation and recommendation from those that we have taught classes, workshops and lectures to praising our unique, interesting, and educational services.  We are always amazed at the positive response from our audiences.  This is what encourages us to continue our needed and valuable work. 

Providing for those that have lost a loved one to a suicide is, and must be, a community effort.  Feelings associated with losing a loved one to a suicide are guilt, anger, shame, and depression with a need to isolate.  With community awareness and communication, we can break the walls of isolation and stop the chain of suicide.  It is not only our obligation to financially support these families, but we must come together as a community of compassion through awareness, as their world will never be the same again. 

When reflecting upon ISP’s past accomplishments, we have realized we have influenced our community considerably with such little resources and with hard work.

Sincerely,

Matthew Dovel
President of ISP

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